Product structure modeling

For manufacturers, a bill of materials (BOM) is a critical product information record that lists the raw materials, assemblies, components, parts and the quantities of each needed to manufacture a product.

Due to differentiation and variation of items several concepts must be indicated into the product breakdown structure.

Due to the fact not everyone in the company has to have a detailed overview of the product several components with their attributes can be extracted.

Thus this Master Structure contains every item in detail, which is important to the Assembly of the product.The process of constructing the product model consists of six main activities, which can be decomposed in several sub-activities.

When combining the activities with the concepts of the product structure model it will result in a process-data diagram.

This diagram displays the steps which need to be taken within the process of product structure modeling together with the deliverables, at the right side, which are outcomes of these activities.

This will be discussed through the main activities which are identified within the process of product structure modeling.

In case of the car, all items from engine to screw must be documented in one MASTER STRUCTURE.

Primarily, this consists of an extensive description of the car which is linked to the MASTER STRUCTURE of this product.

Thus a sales manager needs information about the color of the car or the type of gear (automatic of manual).

Figure 1: product structure concepts
Figure 2: Different product structure views
Figure 3: Process-Data diagram product structure modeling
Figure 4: product assortment
Figure 4: product assortment
Figure 5: product structure
Figure 5: product structure
Figure 6: product master structure
Figure 6: product master structure
Figure 7: product structure views
Figure 7: product structure views